■Key Points of the Tour

• Walk on a frozen lake!
• Search for wildlife on the peninsula jutting out of the frozen waters!
• If we're lucky, see the world's largest white-tailed eagles, and Ezo red foxes!
• Fish up small fish from under the frozen lake, and turn them into tempura on the spot!

▼LIVE Travelers Crew

A navigator who has lived in Japan for more than 14 years.

He coordinates everything from adventures to nightlife excursions for foreign tourists.
He will be providing guidance in English.
Despite living in Hokkaido, he isn’t very fond of cold places.

▶Tour Guide "Connectrip" ＜Mami Michiyama / Yoshie Isokawa＞
The tour this time will be led by Connectrip, a tour guide company that introduces many new experiences and activities on Lake Abashiri.

The guide staff at Connectrip are a “community-reactivating cooperator squad” who work to revitalize the area by engaging in agricultural produce planning and other activities, while sharing the charms of Abashiri with the world

▶Navigator ＜Jordan Frazier＞

An American who has spent the past eight years in rural Hokkaido exploring and guiding, Jordy will act as navigator for this trip

■Tour Introduction

Search for living creatures on frozen Lake Abashiri!
Lake Abashiri is located on the eastern side of Hokkaido—we crossed its calm waters by kayak before! Visiting in winter, we'll find the water's surface frozen into solid ice!
The peninsula that juts out of the icy lake is home to the world's largest white-tailed eagles, as well as Ezo red foxes. Many small fish also survive under the frozen lake surface.

On the virtual tour this time, we'll explore frozen Lake Abashiri on foot.
During the latter half of the journey, we'll eat some of the region's most famous freshly caught fish after they've been turned into tempura!
It's sure to be a unique and exciting experience!

For the tour, we'll have the staff from Connectrip, a travel guide company, take us through Lake Abashiri.
Also, we'll have Jordy on board as an English guide and navigator. She's an American who's been living in rural Hokkaido for the last eight years.

Relax and enjoy the tour!

■ What is Lake Abashiri?

Lake Abashiri was initially a part of a sea, and became a lake about 10,000 years ago due to changes in sea level and drifting sand.

This area is famous for aquaculture, which boasts the largest amount of clams and whitefish in Hokkaido.

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